Melanie Mayo-Laakso

According to the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Mattel has announced an upcoming Barbie that plans to record children’s voices during play and send those recordings wirelessly to the company. The purpose, Mattel says, is to bring the dream of an interactive Barbie to

Environmental Working Groups’s 2015 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ has ranked 48 different fruits and vegetables by the total number of pesticides found on them. The guide is based on testing by the USDA and the federal Food and Drug Administration. The information EWG

By Melissa Brennan, The Attached Family, reprinted with permission by Attachment Parenting International. My name is Melissa, and I am a mama to four kiddos. I’ve been an Attachment Parenting mama since before I knew it was a phrase. For me, having the “perfect

Maryland parents who allowed their children, ages 10 and 6, to walk home alone from a park last December have been found responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect by Montgomery County Child Protective Services. The Washington Post reports: Danielle and Alexander Meitiv hoped the nationally debated

By Jessica Talbot, author of Picaflor, The Attached Family, reprinted with permission by Attachment Parenting International. Dad and I are alone together in the small family room off the kitchen. He’s sitting on the sofa, and I’m perched on an old stool, looking through

Whether you’re starting baby on solids at six months or ten, introducing foods for the first time can be both exciting and stressful. Finding selections that are safe and healthy is a top priority—but with hundreds of colorful baby food jars, boxes and bags lining the shelves at the supermarket,

What is an Intrauterine Device (IUD)? IUDs are small T-shaped plastic devices that are are either wrapped in copper or contain small amounts of synthetic hormones. Once inserted into the uterus, they are highly effective at preventing pregnancy. There are several types of intrauterine

Your grandparents were way ahead of the times when it comes to what’s trendy and cool right now. So this makes grandma and grandpa way cooler than you and your friends. Don’t believe us? Read these nine great reasons why your grandparents are, quite

By Tatiana, The Attached Family, shared with permission by Attachment Parenting International. I never expected to give birth naturally. When my husband and I found out we were expecting our first child’s birth in February 2009, I anticipated being in the hospital, an epidural in